Thursday, August 12, 1915
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1915-08-12Top News
RNAS pilot Charles Edmonds carried out the first air-launched torpedo attack, striking a Turkish supply ship.. The 5th Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment disappeared during an attack at Gallipoli.. German airships attempted to bomb England; one raid on Harwich destroyed two houses.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
Witness Observations
"Mary had two letters from Strickland saying they thought they were going to be dismounted and sent to the Dardanelles. He and she want to announce their engagement."
"On August 12 we had grouse for our greed..."
"As I have just spent 6 hours in writing a description of the great battle to the P.M. I cannot attempt a technical account of it here. ... It is always beautiful, but specially so at sunrise..."